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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Sumner County

 
Clickable Map of Sumner County, Tennessee and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Sumner County, TN (136) Davidson County, TN (1472) Macon County, TN (51) Robertson County, TN (39) Trousdale County, TN (10) Wilson County, TN (85) Allen County, KY (17) Simpson County, KY (31)  SumnerCounty(136) Sumner County (136)  DavidsonCounty(1472) Davidson County (1472)  MaconCounty(51) Macon County (51)  RobertsonCounty(39) Robertson County (39)  TrousdaleCounty(10) Trousdale County (10)  WilsonCounty(85) Wilson County (85)  AllenCountyKentucky(17) Allen County (17)  SimpsonCounty(31) Simpson County (31)
Gallatin is the county seat for Sumner County
Adjacent to Sumner County, Tennessee
      Davidson County (1472)  
      Macon County (51)  
      Robertson County (39)  
      Trousdale County (10)  
      Wilson County (85)  
      Allen County, Kentucky (17)  
      Simpson County, Kentucky (31)  
 
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101 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — 3B 71 — Town of Cairo
In 1799 James Winchester and William Cage, Jr. purchased 150 acres on the banks of the Cumberland River and here founded the town of Cairo. Four principal streets were laid out. Lots were sold between 1800 and 1820. The County Court met at Cairo . . . Map (db m178549) HM
102 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — Trousdale PlaceElder Statesman's Home
This was the home of William Trousdale (1790-1872), governor of Tennessee (1849-1851) and U.S. minister to Brazil (1853-1857). During the Union army’s occupation of Gallatin from 1862 to 1870, its commanders regarded former governor Trousdale as the . . . Map (db m68416) HM
103 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — Trousdale Place
The National Register of Historic Places Tennessee Historical Commission Trousdale PlaceMap (db m214578) HM
104 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — 3B 35 — Trousdale Place
Built by John Bowen prior to 1820 and purchased in 1822 by William Trousdale, Governor of Tennessee, 1849-1851. He fought in the War of 1812, and the Creek, Seminole, and Mexican Wars, and was brevetted brigadier-general by President Polk in 1848. . . . Map (db m68415) HM
105 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — 3B 73 — Union High School1922-1970
Completed in 1922 on East Winchester Street, Union High School was Sumner County's first and only secondary school for African-American youth. The African-American community, public, and Rosenwald Funds provided funding for construction. The first . . . Map (db m151861) HM
106 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — Veterans' Memorial Bridge
The people of the "Volunteer" State of Tennessee humbly dedicate this structure between the counties of Sumner and Wilson to its valiant sons and daughters who, in times past, having answered the call to Arms, have sacrificed their services and . . . Map (db m214581) WM
107 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — Volunteer State Community College
With the opening of Volunteer State Community College in September 1971, Gallatin's dream of a strong institution of higher education was realized. Acting on the recommendation of Education Commissioner J.H. Warf and Governor Buford Ellington, the . . . Map (db m149942) HM
108 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — Williamson and Adams Carriage Factory
The National Register Tennessee Historical Commission of Historic PlacesMap (db m178540) HM
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109 Tennessee, Sumner County, Gallatin — 3B 33 — Ziegler's Station Reported missing
This station was built in 1790 near Bledsoe Creek by Joseph Ziegler to protect early settlers. In 1791, it was attacked by a war party of Creek, Cherokee, and Chickamauga Indians, killing ten persons and taking eighteen prisoners. A forced march was . . . Map (db m82974) HM WM
110 Tennessee, Sumner County, Goodlettsville — Bowen Plantation House
The Bowen Plantation house was built in 1787 by Captain William Bowen, a veteran of Lord Dunmore’s War, the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War who brought his family to the area in 1783. The Bowen Plantation House is the . . . Map (db m82975) HM WM
111 Tennessee, Sumner County, Goodlettsville — 3A 140 — First Long Hunters1765
Henry Skaggs, his brothers, Charles and Richard, and Joseph Drake and a group of other long hunters were the first Anglo-Saxons to explore this area. They made their campsite at Mansker's Lick, opening the doorway for the future settlement of . . . Map (db m3301) HM
112 Tennessee, Sumner County, Goodlettsville — Mansker CreekLouisville and Nashville Railroad
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad, among Tennessee’s most strategically important lines, closely followed Mansker Creek here, and a railroad bridge stood two miles downstream. To protect the railroad and the bridge, several companies of Union . . . Map (db m74324) HM
113 Tennessee, Sumner County, Goodlettsville — Mansker's Station
In 1780, a longhunter of German descent named Kasper Mansker, settled in the Goodlettsville area and established his own forted station. It was on the west side of Mansker Creek that he built his first station, which the inhabitants would leave . . . Map (db m74330) HM
114 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — 3B 29 — Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church
The Cumberland Presbyterian Church, founded in 1810, constituted its first Synod here on October 5. 1813. Presbyterian minister Thomas Craighead organized the congregation in 1798. In 1828, the stone building was erected with walls 3 ft. thick, . . . Map (db m148024) HM
115 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Confederate Memorial at First Presbyterian Church
In memorium Brig. Gen. Daniel S. Donelson Major James G. Martin Capt. Thomas E. Dyson Capt. Robert Withers Capt. Guilford O. Talbot Dr. Thomas T. Dismukes Dr. Andrew S. Byron Mr. John M. Shute Mr. Dero F. Mills Mr. Thomas . . . Map (db m178487) WM
116 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Eventide
The National Register Tennessee Historical Commission Eventide c. 1830 of Historic PlacesMap (db m178496) HM
117 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — 3B 52 — Free Hill Road
In 1860, Sumner County's population of African descent consisted of 7,700 slaves. After America's Civil War, emancipated slaves settled on this high hill and road in the Rockland Community. According to oral tradition, Free Hill Road received its . . . Map (db m82977) HM
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118 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Hazel Path MansionHome and Camp
Hazel Path Mansion is associated with the beginnings and legacies of the Civil War in Tennessee. The home of Confederate Gen. Daniel Smith Donelson, completed in 1857, became a camp for escaped slaves (“contrabands") during the war. . . . Map (db m149950) HM
119 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Historic MonthavenControlling the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
During the Civil War, the hand of occupation landed heavily on farms, houses, and towns along the Louisville & Nashville (L&N) Railroad. This two-story brick Greek Revival-style house, first called Liberty Hall and then renamed Monthaven in 1953, . . . Map (db m149363) HM
120 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Home of Johnny Cash — Tennessee Music Pathways —
Transcending labels, genres and eras, Johnny Cash's music drew from country, folk, rockabilly, gospel, pop and blues. Over a six-decade career, he constantly reinvented himself, becoming one of the most celebrated artists in American music. . . . Map (db m154959) HM
121 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Lefty Frizzell
Country singer Merle Haggard said, "The impact Lefty Frizzell had on country music, and on me, is not even measurable." Many others have acknowledged Frizzell's influence, including George Jones, George Strait, Keith Whitley, Randy Travis, Roy . . . Map (db m224761) HM
122 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — 3B 60 — Morgan's Raiders at Cage's FordNovember 21, 1862
One of the rare fights across the Cumberland River north of Nashville occurred here when a Confederate force, on the south bank, commanded by Col. John Hunt Morgan shelled the north bank camp of the 31st Ohio Volunteer Infantry. During the shelling . . . Map (db m220958) HM
123 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — 3B 59 — New Hope Baptist ChurchEstablished August 13, 1845
In 1845 worship services were first held in a brush arbor two miles northeast of this location. The first church building was erected near this site in 1868 and used until 1905. J. E. Watkins deeded an acre of land to the church in 1905 and . . . Map (db m220949) HM
124 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Restoring the Orchard
After Johnny Cash's passing in 2003, Caudill Drive neighbors Marty Stuart and Connie Smith purchased this site from John Carter Cash and restored its then withering fruit trees, rotting railroad ties, and damaged turf. While relocating the fence . . . Map (db m151864) HM
125 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Rock CastleEnduring the War
The war years here at Rock Castle, located between the Cumberland River and the Nashville and Gallatin Turnpike, were typical of many other plantations in Middle Tennessee. In the 1790s, Gen. Daniel Smith established the plantation. Rock Castle . . . Map (db m149321) HM
126 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — 3A 18 — Rock Castle
1 mi. S. Begun 1784, Indian attacks delayed its completion until 1791. Was home of Daniel Smith, captain in Lord Dunmore's War; Colonel in Revolution; Brigadier General of militia in the Mero District; Member of the committee to frame the . . . Map (db m149948) HM
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127 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — 3B 54 — Rutherford - Kizer Mound Complex
By 1350 A.D., this area was a Native-American town of elite leaders and commoners. This fourteen-acre site consisted of one large platform mound, four burial mounds, and a large habitation area enclosed by a defensive wall. Many residents were maize . . . Map (db m210318) HM
128 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — 3A 227 — Saundersville United Methodist Church
The Reverend Hubbard Saunders established Saundersville United Methodist Church in 1798. This building was built in 1867, making it Hendersonville's oldest church building. The town that grew up around the church was named Saundersville. The . . . Map (db m149945) HM
129 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Spring HavenMorgan, Contrabands, and Slavery
Spring Haven, the home of Joseph Edwards during the war, was in the path of Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan in August 1862. Morgan was leading a raid on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and burning trestles to slow the Union army's movement . . . Map (db m210185) HM
130 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Strategic LocationHendersonville in the Civil War
Hendersonville's strategic location on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad made it a prime target for Union and Confederate armies seeking control of Middle Tennessee. After the fall of Forts Henry and Donelson in February 1862, Union troops pressed . . . Map (db m224762) HM
131 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — Taylor Swift — Tennessee Music Pathways —
Taylor Swift wasn't born in Tennessee, but it's impossible to imagine the record-breaking superstar without her connection to the Volunteer State. Swift moved to Nashville when she was 14, and her songs — vividly written, insanely catchy, and . . . Map (db m178387) HM
132 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — 3A 242 — The Cash Home
Referred to as "nature's house,” builder Braxton Dixon designed the Cash Home. Rugged beauty existed with open rafters, barn boards and a wall of native limestone. The 14,000 square foot home overlooked Old Hickory Lake with panoramic views . . . Map (db m151865) HM
133 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — The Isaacs — Tennessee Music Pathways —
The Isaacs, a family group that began performing in the early 1970s, moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee in 2000. Their music crosses between gospel, bluegrass, country, and Americana, and even though the group has had several lineup changes, Lily . . . Map (db m178506) HM
134 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — 3A 243 — The Orchard
This pristine site overlooking Old Hickory Lake had its roots in tragedy. In 1968 Johnny Cash's good friend, Roy Orbison, sold him the land after fire destroyed his home and took two of his three sons' lives. Cash promised Orbison never to build . . . Map (db m151862) HM
135 Tennessee, Sumner County, Hendersonville — 3B 53 — William Henderson1752-circa 1807
Captain William Henderson was a Revolutionary soldier born in Virginia. He and his wife, Lockey Trigg, moved to Sumner County in the late 1790s and later bought property between Sanders Ferry and Walton Ferry Roads upon which they built a log home. . . . Map (db m149954) HM
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136 Tennessee, Sumner County, Mitchellville — AmVets Memorial
Tennessee AmVets dedicates this memorial to all veterans living or deceased who have honorably served their country that freedom may reignMap (db m162289) WM
137 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — "Freedom: Bought with their lives"
We Remember... These white pines are a living memorial to our war dead who over this century have unselfishly sacrificed their lives for our country. Tree planting Saturday, November 12, 1994, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of World . . . Map (db m220989) WM
138 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 66 — A.I. Thornburg Heath1837-1924
On September 1, 1862, A.I. Thornburg Heath joined Col. James D. Bennett's 9th Tennessee Cavalry (CSA) under the command of then Col. John Hunt Morgan. He was wounded and captured at the Battle of Hartsville, Tennessee, on December 7, 1862. . . . Map (db m220971) HM
139 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 77 — Bishop William McKendree1757-1835
One and eight-tenths miles west of here was the home of Bishop William McKendree, who was born in King William County, Virginia. During the American Revolution. he served as Adjutant in the commissary department supplying the armies of . . . Map (db m148018) HM
140 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 24 — Camp Trousdale
Served formerly by Richland Station on the L&N RR., this was an early staging and training area for Tennessee Confederate units. Regiments trained here included the 7th Infantry (Hatton) 16th Infantry (Savage), 18th Infantry (Palmer), 20th Infantry . . . Map (db m148012) HM
141 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 70 — Captain Ellis Harper1842-1908
Three-quarters of a mile northeast of here was the birthplace of Captain Ellis Harper. Harper's military service began with strong objection his Unionist parents, Ezekiel and Sarah Ellis Harper, when he enlisted in Company I of the 50th . . . Map (db m149350) HM
142 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — Cold Spring SchoolSite of Camp Trousdale
In May 1861, the Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation to raise and equip the Provisional Army of Tennessee and train the units at camps throughout the state. Camp Trousdale was established—initially at Richland (present-day . . . Map (db m82978) HM
143 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 49 — Cold Spring Schoolcirca 1857-1933
2.8 miles northeast is the site of Cold Spring School. It was built on land donated in May 1857 by Thomas Baskerville for a school and meetinghouse. Early in the Civil War, it was used by Camp Trousdale as a military hospital. There, in 1866, David . . . Map (db m68599) HM
144 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 74 — Fort Smith Reported missing
One and one-quarter miles northeast at Mitchellville Station on the L&N Railroad stood Fort Smith. There a railhead began as a Union supply depot for General Rosecran’s army at Nashville. With South Tunnel destroyed by General Morgan’s Confederate . . . Map (db m220912) HM
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145 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3A 171 — Fountain Head
Fountain Head was named for a large spring which emerged 2.4 miles northeast of here near Drake's Creek. Long hunters had explored the area, but James Gwin and family, who came in 1792, were among the first permanent settlers. Gwin fought in the . . . Map (db m220966) HM
146 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 64 — Highland Community
This community's roots began with the 19th century rise of the Seventh-Day Adventist movement. Ellen White, one of the founders of Adventism, advocated church members start work in the South. Their mission included spreading Christianity through . . . Map (db m220964) HM
147 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — Historic Cold Springsca. 1857 - 1933
Cold Springs, a rural one room school, was built near cold water springs on the Thomas Baskerville farm, near Mitchellville, Northern Sumner County. During the Civil War the school was a hospital for Confederate troops quartered at Camp Trousdale. . . . Map (db m82979) HM
148 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — History of the Highland Community
Founder of the Highland Adventist Community Braden Mulford came to Tennessee in 1004 as a charter student of the Nashville Agricultural and Normal Institute (N.A.N.I)-later more commonly known as Madison College-near Nashville, Tennessee. EA . . . Map (db m220965) HM
149 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — In Honor and Remembrance
In Honor and Remembrance of the Heroes and Victims in the Fight Against Terrorism and to Celebrate the Enduring Spirit of All AmericansMap (db m220980) WM
150 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — In Honor and Remembrance
In Honor and Remembrance of the heroes and victims of September 11, 2001 and to celebrate the enduring spirit of all AmericansMap (db m220982) WM
151 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — In Memory of Our Brave Men and Women
In the memory of our brave men and women who honorably served in the Armed Forces of the United States of America Listed are those who gave their lives in defense of our nation's values Rest in peace beloved soldiers Freedom Lives! . . . Map (db m220988) WM
152 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 65 — Invasion of Kentucky
The 2nd Tennessee Cavalry Battalion advanced over land as far north as Munfordville. Confederate forces occupied Bowling Green on September 18, linking up with a Kentucky brigade from Camp Boone near Clarksville. The combined force of 4,500 men . . . Map (db m151855) HM
153 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — Old Fountain Head Meeting House
Near this spot stood Old Fountain Head Meeting House of the Methodist Episcopal Church. here the Tennessee Conference held its first session in 1812. Bishops Asbury and KcKendree presided. Near here Bishop McKendree lived and was buried. Later . . . Map (db m220968) HM
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154 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — Origins of Portland Masonic Lodge #326
Near this site in 1868 Fountain Head Masonic Lodge #326 started meeting in the old meeting house after being organized in Orville P. Butler's house near this site. The lodge's names was changed in 1922 to Portland Masonic Lodge #326Map (db m220967) HM
155 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 55 — Parker's Chapel"Taylor's Old Field"
Located .5 of a mile north of here is the Parker's Chapel Community. The community began shortly after the Civil War when descendants of ex-slaves Sam and Lucinda Groves-Coakley migrated to "Taylor's Old Field." They were followed by Lucy Perdue . . . Map (db m183607) HM
156 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — Portland - Strawberry Capital of Middle Tennessee
•1881-1885 - Strawberry crops were first known to be grown here successfully. •1908-1912 - Portland Strawberry Growers Association was organized, involving several local growers, and 107 railroad cars of strawberries were shipped out in 1912. . . . Map (db m220991) HM
157 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3A 172 — Richland
On October 31, 1859, Richland Station was opened 318 feet east of here by Thomas Buntin on land later deeded by his heirs to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. Five months later, a post office was established, and Buntin, already the station's . . . Map (db m151856) HM
158 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 58 — Scattersville Community
Located .7 mile north of here is the Scattersville community. It developed from a portion of the John Buntin plantation, dating from the 1830s. Among the early families of African descent were Buntin, Bell, Brewer, Duncan, Greene, and Gilbert. The . . . Map (db m151854) HM
159 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — Sherron Cemetery
Established Circa 1877 By William "Buck" Sherron as a family grave yard, with the original Sherron family being the first to be buried here. In 1927 the cemetery was deeded to the Oak Grove Presbyterian Church by America Tennessee Sherron Angela and . . . Map (db m220993) HM
160 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 19 — Tennessee / Kentucky Reported missing
Tennessee Sumner County Established 1796 named in honor of Major Gen. Jethro Sumner. Officer in French and Indian War. Served in defense of Charleston, 1776; in the Battles of Brandywine and Germantown; and in . . . Map (db m102330) HM
161 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 51 — Tennessee Maneuvers World War II
Located .8 mile east is the site of the 35th Evacuation Hospital which cared for injured soldiers during the Second Army maneuvers from 1942 to 1944. Rear echelon units, known as "Red Forces," defending the Cumberland River, bivouacked in the fields . . . Map (db m83284) HM
162 Tennessee, Sumner County, Portland — 3B 69 — Zollicoffer's Headquarters
One-half mile southeast of here, near Maple Hill Cemetery, stood the home of Thomas Buntin, founder of Richland Station and a Confederate sympathizer. In the spring of 1861, the Buntin residence was headquarters of Brigadier General Felix K. . . . Map (db m82980) HM
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163 Tennessee, Sumner County, Westmoreland — 3A 220 — William Owen Bradley1915-1998
Born in Westmoreland, Tennessee, Owen Bradley moved to Nashville at age seven with his parents, Vernon and Letha Male Owen Bradley. A self-taught musician, his career began at age 15 playing piano in local roadhouses and clubs. Bradley was musical . . . Map (db m151857) HM
164 Tennessee, Sumner County, White House — White House and Tyree SpringsCaught in the Grip of War
Thousands of soldiers with their wagons, livestock, and equipment travelled on the Louisville and Nashville Turnpike (present-day U.S. Hwy. 31 W) during the Civil War. Early in 1862, Union Gen. Don Carlos Buell's Army of the Ohio used this major . . . Map (db m151839) HM

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